Lauren Conlin Adams (born August 7, 1982) is an American actress and improviser living in

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Early life and education

Adams was born in

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in 1982 and grew up in

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. She graduated from

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in North Carolina with a BFA in 2004.

Career

Adams has studied at the

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since August 2007 under

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, Michael Delaney, Anthony King and Chris Gethard. At UCB, Lauren performed ''Oscarbait'' and was a member of former Maude Team Slow Burn and former Harold Teams Johnny Romance and Sherlock & Cookies. She still performs regularly as a member of the

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. In

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's series ''

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'', Adams played Gretchen Chalker, a willing, overzealous member of the cult, who believed everything she was told and who failed to adapt to life outside of a cult. Adams also appeared in an episode of The Break with Michelle Wolf entitled “Bad Opinions,” in a skit about the New York Times op-ed section.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* Living people American actresses 1982 births Elon University alumni Actresses from Washington, D.C. 21st-century American actresses {{US-actor-stub